The story is 5 stars, but the story is not from this author. It reads like the AO3 Destiel Fanfiction work called "if you hurt me, that's okay, baby" by blue_jack
A stolen story
This was my review before I knew the story was stolen:
This was my first book by Romily King, but it definitely won't be my last. "Paid to Kneel" had me hooked from the beginning and I was captivated until the end.
Richard needs a lot of money in the near future to afford care for his sick father. So he signs up with the Delphic Agency to earn as much as he can as quickly as possible. He agrees to a two-week contract and is to live as a sub in Ash's house, although bdsm is new to Richard.
The story is told exclusively from Richard's point of view, although Ash dominates the bedroom scenes. This has been done very cleverly by the author. The story is very well written and it was a pleasure to listen to the audiobook.
Ash is a hot Dom who has good reason to turn to the Delphic Agency. As a reader you directly feel the emotions and the feelings of Richard, Ash on the other hand remains distant, which was a good fit.
I liked the development of the two protagonists very much, I felt the sizzle directly and my heart bled for Richard.
The plot was interesting, there is some drama but also emotional moments and of course there are smoking hot sex scenes.
I didn't know Gavin McAllister before, but he is the absolute perfect narrator for this audio book and gave a great performance. I could distinguish the different voices well and he conveyed the emotions very well. I was absolutely blown away by Gavin MacAllister and will certainly be listening to more audiobooks from him.
I enjoyed "Paid to Kneel" very much and will certainly listen to it again. I'm also looking forward to more books written by Romily King! The combination King/McAllister is absolutely brilliant!
Highly recommend!